Program designed to help youth succeed at work
The fifth annual Boundary Youth Success Program is well under way with 10 new participants setting out to further their employability skills at Community Futures Boundary. Funded by Service Canada, the program is designed to assist youth ages 15-30 that face various barriers to employment.The 14-week course offers an array ...
Board delays decision on school closures until budget received
People from all across the Boundary region are telling the School District 51 that it is not acceptable to close the elementary school in Beaverdell. Over 50 people jammed into the board room for the School District 51 meeting last Tuesday, Mar. 2 to let the trustees know that the value of their elementary school, that hosts...
Unprecedented third week of avalanche warnings
For the third weekend in a row, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for large sections of B.C. The warning includes the backcountry areas of the North Rockies and the Columbia Mountains, from Mackenzie south to the US border and east of Prince George, Kamloops and Osoyoos. Also ...
Economic stimulus money paving Paulson section of highway
Residents in Christina Lake, Grand Forks and the Boundary will benefit from a resurfaced road from Highway 3 between Paulson Bridge and the avalanche gate, thanks to federal and provincial infrastructure funding. This project is just one example of both governments’ commitment to stimulate the British Columbia economy through...
Canadian Avalanche Centre warns people not to use the backcountry
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for a widespread area of the province’s backcountry. The warning includes the mountainous areas of the North Coast, the South Coast, the North Rockies, the Columbia Mountains and the Kootenay Boundary. The warning is in effect from Friday, Feb....
Petition pressures province to address Kettle River watershed
When the Kettle River was declared a heritage river by the provincial government in the 1990’s in recognition of its outstanding natural cultural and recreational values, it came with the promise and expectation that the Kettle would see an extra level of protection of those values. Today, the river regularly faces drought ...
Parents working to create dialogue about the Baldy bus run with board of trustees
Concerned parents were given the floor for the evening in its entirety on Tuesday night, Feb. 16 in Midway as concerns over the Mt. Baldy bus route closure were aired. The group of over 20 parents gathered to approach the school district trustees with new information and requests for clarification on the data collected to...
Olympic volunteer living out her bucket list
Local retired teacher Lyn Mackey is living another one of those "bucket list" dreams. When Vancouver won the bid for the 2010 Olympics, Lyn decided she would volunteer at the games.Well, six years later, she is there and having the time of her life. Lyn was selected to be one of thousands of transportation personnel to assist...
Special avalanche warning issued for mountainous areas of B.C. interior
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for the backcountry areas of the Columbia Mountains from the border to south of Prince George, and the South Coast Mountains from Pemberton to Lillooet and north — not including the Whistler and Vancouver areas. The warning is in place from...
One free deer for every garden plot in new community gardens
For every membership purchased in the new Grand Forks community garden project, the gardener will receive access to one four foot x 10 foot plot and ownership of one deer said Patti Bevilaqua, society director. Bevilaqua and David Janzen did a presentation at the last city council meeting on Feb. 8 to update the council about...
